Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2020

    4. Quartal 2020

    • Konjunkturelle Lage erholt sich weiter
    • Jedes vierte Unternehmen sieht zunehmende Gefährdung durch Cyberangriffe
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-090 // 2020

    Career Paths in Online Labor Markets: Same, Same but Different?

    The emergence of online labor markets calls the validity of traditional career models into question. Given the volatility and digital nature of this environment, short-term employment relationships and…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-087 // 2020

    Consumer Salience and Quality Provision in (Un)Regulated Public Service Markets

    This paper examines the publication of quality indicators in service markets with public finance systems, such as education and healthcare markets. We provide a spatial model of product differentiation in which…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2020

    A Note on Germany‘s Role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

    This paper provides in-depth insights into patenting activities intechnologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in Germanyand worldwide between the years 1990 and 2016. The descriptiveanalysis…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-082 // 2020

    Split-Award Auctions and Supply Disruptions

    Problem Definition: We consider a buyer that needs to source a fixed quantity. She faces several potential suppliers that might fail to deliver. The buyer conducts a procurement auction to determine contract…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-078 // 2020

    Two to Tango? Psychological Contract Breach in Online Labor Markets

    Despite some advantages over traditional (offline) labor markets – such as lower search costs, better matching and improved monitoring – online labor markets (OLMs) have not taken off as initially expected. In…